Thailand's climate is tropical monsoon: a distinct wet season from roughly May to October with heavy daily rainfall, and a hot dry season the rest of the year — design has to manage both flooding and drainage and sustained heat rather than one or the other. Bangkok itself is a dense, low-lying city built on soft delta soil, which shapes foundation and drainage decisions for any ground-level construction, and its luxury residential market is dominated by high-rise condominiums rather than villas. Away from the capital, coastal towns like Hua Hin and Koh Samui support a smaller villa and boutique-resort market that behaves more like Bali's than Bangkok's condo towers — Phuket is the largest and most developed version of that coastal-resort market and is covered separately.
The studio has not completed a project in Thailand, but the underlying building science overlaps closely with Bali: monsoon drainage, deep roof overhangs, raised floor levels and cross-ventilation are the same tools used across this part of Southeast Asia. Bangkok's condominium market calls more on interior architecture experience than on climate-envelope design, since units sit inside existing towers with centralized systems. Thailand requires a locally licensed architect to stamp and submit drawings for permitting, similar to most Southeast Asian jurisdictions, so a first project would run with that local partner handling code compliance while the studio leads design.
Has the studio built a project in Thailand?
Not yet — built work is in Bali and Indonesia and separately in the Caribbean and Latin America. Thailand's climate and construction methods are closely related to Indonesia's, which shortens the learning curve but doesn't replace local code knowledge.
Is this the same as the Phuket page?
No — this page covers Thailand broadly, including Bangkok's urban condominium market and smaller coastal towns; Phuket has its own resort-villa-focused page since it's a distinct, larger market.
Does the monsoon season limit when construction can happen?
It affects sequencing — foundation and structural work is easier scheduled around the dry season, which a local contractor would plan in detail.
Whether the site is a Bangkok condominium or a coastal town outside Phuket, get in touch to discuss it. For the resort-island version of this market, see Phuket; for a comparable monsoon-coast climate elsewhere, see Sri Lanka.